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James Sauls, corrosion repair quality assurance specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Command, speaks with regional commanders and sergeants major Sept. 9, 2025, during the Marine Corps Installations East fall commander’s conference at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. He oversees processes that extend the service life of prepositioned equipment, ensuring Marines receive combat-ready gear worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

James Sauls, corrosion repair quality assurance specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Command, speaks with regional commanders and sergeants major Sept. 9, 2025, during the Marine Corps Installations East fall commander’s conference at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. He oversees processes that extend the service life of prepositioned equipment, ensuring Marines receive combat-ready gear worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

James Sauls, corrosion repair quality assurance specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Command, speaks with regional commanders and sergeants major Sept. 9, 2025, during the Marine Corps Installations East fall commander’s conference at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. He oversees processes that extend the service life of prepositioned equipment, ensuring Marines receive combat-ready gear worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

James Sauls, corrosion repair quality assurance specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Command, speaks with regional commanders and sergeants major Sept. 9, 2025, during the Marine Corps Installations East fall commander’s conference at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. He oversees processes that extend the service life of prepositioned equipment, ensuring Marines receive combat-ready gear worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Elizbeth Diazpilier of New York City, cuts a piece of cake for Sgt. Tatiana Corbeil of Sarasota, Florida, during Blount Island Command’s 39th birthday celebration Sept. 3, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The event honored the command’s nearly four decades of supporting the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities. (Offical Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Elizbeth Diazpilier of New York City, cuts a piece of cake for Sgt. Tatiana Corbeil of Sarasota, Florida, during Blount Island Command’s 39th birthday celebration Sept. 3, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The event honored the command’s nearly four decades of supporting the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities. (Offical Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks to Marines, Sailors, civilians and contractors during the command’s 39th anniversary celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Merles thanked the workforce for their role in sustaining the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities through modernization, lifecycle sustainment and strong partnerships. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks to Marines, Sailors, civilians and contractors during the command’s 39th anniversary celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Merles thanked the workforce for their role in sustaining the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities through modernization, lifecycle sustainment and strong partnerships. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Julian Lumm, senior enlisted leader of Blount Island Command, joins Col. David Merles, commanding officer, in thanking Marines, Sailors, civilians and contractors during the command’s 39th anniversary celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The leaders emphasized the workforce’s role in sustaining the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities through modernization, lifecycle sustainment and strong partnerships. (Offical Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Julian Lumm, senior enlisted leader of Blount Island Command, joins Col. David Merles, commanding officer, in thanking Marines, Sailors, civilians and contractors during the command’s 39th anniversary celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The leaders emphasized the workforce’s role in sustaining the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities through modernization, lifecycle sustainment and strong partnerships. (Offical Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tatiana Corbeil of Sarasota, Florida, receives a piece of cake from Sgt. Elizbeth Diazpilier during Blount Island Command’s 39th birthday celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The event honored the command’s nearly four decades of supporting the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tatiana Corbeil of Sarasota, Florida, receives a piece of cake from Sgt. Elizbeth Diazpilier during Blount Island Command’s 39th birthday celebration Sept. 4, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The event honored the command’s nearly four decades of supporting the Marine Corps’ global reach and rapid response capabilities. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Fischer, Commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Atlanta (RS Atlanta), cuts a slice of the 249th Marine Corps Birthday cake during the cake cutting ceremony of the RS Atlanta 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Chateau Elan, Braselton, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2024. Symbolically, the eldest Marine present passes a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, signifying the passing of experience and knowledge from the old to the young of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexander Ransom)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Fischer, Commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Atlanta (RS Atlanta), cuts a slice of the 249th Marine Corps Birthday cake during the cake cutting ceremony of the RS Atlanta 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Chateau Elan, Braselton, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2024. Symbolically, the eldest Marine present passes a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, signifying the passing of experience and knowledge from the old to the young of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexander Ransom)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexande

Birthday Ball

Birthday Ball

Photo by Cpl Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command honor the colors during MARSOC’s 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball honors the history and traditions passed down since the founding of the Corps and remembers those who have sacrificed for Corps and Country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command honor the colors during MARSOC’s 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball honors the history and traditions passed down since the founding of the Corps and remembers those who have sacrificed for Corps and Country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command perform preflight checks for a CV-22 Osprey during maneuvers Aug. 25, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The launch was supported by aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command tow a CV-22 Osprey using aviation ground support equipment provided by Blount Island Command during maneuvers Aug. 22, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. OPSEC redactions applied per DoD guidance. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, supervises an M777 howitzer as it is placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Murray, of Pacific, Missouri, supervises an M777 howitzer as it is placed into the holds of the USNS Pililaau during backload operations Aug. 19, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. An embarkation specialist with Blount Island Command, Murray worked alongside defense contractors to return howitzers to maritime prepositioning in the latest maintenance cycle. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger